If you’re like the majority of PC owners, you have two or more monitors. Usability research shows that people who use multiple monitors are far more efficient, especially after an initial learning curve. And while I’m not actively advocating adopting Windows 8 immediately, it has a handful of rockin’ features for multiple monitor (multimon) users. … Continue reading Multiple Monitors Rock on Windows 8
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How to Create a Picture Password in Windows 8
In this video, Interface Instructor Rick Trader shows how to create a picture password in Windows 8. Rick Trader Windows Server Instructor – Interface Technical Training Phoenix, AZ
How to enhance your Windows 8 Experience – Managing Your Navigation
You are about to start your new year with Windows 8. Some new rules have been set for you. Time for a few resolutions. Perhaps “I commit to learning how to effectively navigate Windows 8!” Did some information gathering to help you more easily keep your resolution. You might want to go back and print a blog that I … Continue reading How to enhance your Windows 8 Experience – Managing Your Navigation
How to enhance your Windows 8 Experience – Preparing to Manage Your System
I am working on Windows 8 courseware to prepare for 2013 delivery. Discovering lots of little tidbits. Technet continues to offer technical explanations, though is truly light in terms of guidance. A host of bloggers are yielding great insight and advice, yet few Yule worthy gifts. In many cases you need to read eight tiny … Continue reading How to enhance your Windows 8 Experience – Preparing to Manage Your System
How to use PowerShell to check for SLAT (Second Level Address Translation) for Windows 8 Hyper-V
I don’t know if you know this but if your going to try and use Hyper-V on Windows 8 your processor must support SLAT (Second Level Address Translation). Many of the Intel i7 processors do, but not all of them. I wanted to check a list of computers to see if they supported the extensions … Continue reading How to use PowerShell to check for SLAT (Second Level Address Translation) for Windows 8 Hyper-V
Tips for Using Local Group Policy in your Windows Pre Deployment Image Windows 7 & 8
Windows automated installation tools afford the opportunity to customize the Windows 7 (and Windows 8) image files prior to deployment. Building and capturing a reference computer image affords the opportunity to deploy an image that not only meets customer needs, but also enables premeditated feature deployment and security decisions. Both feature control and security are … Continue reading Tips for Using Local Group Policy in your Windows Pre Deployment Image Windows 7 & 8
Windows 8 Release Preview – Back to the Drawing Board
Just installed Windows 8 Release Preview to see if game play is any better or easier. Yes. And NO. It is clear that the infrastructure is taking shape. The Release Preview provides more depth and stability than the Developer and Consumer Previews. In order to install the Release Preview, I had to throw away all … Continue reading Windows 8 Release Preview – Back to the Drawing Board
Windows 7 versus Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
In a previous blog Windows 8 Consumer Preview, I discussed the significant challenge learning curve navigating through Windows 8. One response asked for a table of shortcut keys or mouse movements. Windows 7 provides some very useful keystrokes. Powerful tools for the user and the IT professional. Microsoft provides a link to Windows 7 keyboard … Continue reading Windows 7 versus Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Different for the sake of different? Really. Okay, so you want to climb out of your rut and try something new, colorful, flashy. Let’s hope that new tattoo isn’t permanent? Please tell me that a friend did it with sharpies as a test. As art, I would classify it as whimsical, colorful, nouveau, and perhaps … Continue reading Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Simplify your Windows 8 Evaluation install
Having completed a virtual environment look at Windows 8, I really wanted to give it a shot on dedicated hardware. Downloading the x86 and 64 bit images as ISO files was the simple part. Ahhh, now to create the bootable media for installation. The 64 bit developer image is about 5 GB in size. Problematic … Continue reading Simplify your Windows 8 Evaluation install